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60th Directors Guild of America Awards (2008)
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DGA Awards 2008 Winners & Nominees

The 60th Directors Guild of America Awards (2008) took place on January 26, 2008. No Country for Old Men won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in both categories is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
No Country for Old Men
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DGA Awards 2008: The Winners

No Country for Old Men won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film against 3 other nominees.

No Country for Old Men (2007) movie poster Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

No Country for Old Men

2007 · Drama, Thriller, Crime · $172M worldwide

1 win from 1 nomination at the 60th Directors Guild of America Awards (2008)

In the desolate Texas landscape, Llewelyn Moss inadvertently stumbles upon a wrecked drug deal and a substantial sum of money, setting off a chain of violent events. Pursued by a relentless and chillingly ruthless killer, Moss finds himself caught in a deadly game where human life holds no value. Meanwhile, an aging sheriff grapples with the changing world and the escalating brutality as he attempts to restore order and bring the escalating violence under control.

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Full results

Both DGA Awards 2008 Categories: Winners & Nominees

2 categories and 7 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

2 categories · 7 nominations

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The Genres Behind the DGA Awards 2008 Winners

Drama led with 5 nominations across 5 films and won 2. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
  2. Thriller 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  3. Crime 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  4. Documentary 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  5. War 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  6. Biography 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  7. Western 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  8. Action 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  9. Romance 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  10. Music 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
2008 season

How the Rest of the 2008 Awards Season Voted

The other 11 ceremonies of 2008, with the winner of each top prize. No Country for Old Men also won the top prize at 4 of them.

All 2008 awards
Earlier years

Previous DGA Awards Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The DGA Awards page has every year back to 1948.

Every DGA Awards ceremony

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DGA Awards 2008: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 60th Directors Guild of America Awards (2008), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 60th Directors Guild of America Awards (2008)?

No Country for Old Men (2007) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were There Will Be Blood, Michael Clayton and Into the Wild.

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When was the 60th Directors Guild of America Awards (2008)?

The 60th Directors Guild of America Awards (2008) took place on January 26, 2008. The database has 2 categories and 7 nominations for it.